Simply put, a pattern of development is the method you employ to write a paper. These patterns are very simple to learn. Fortunately, they do not take much time, and employing them gives you the advantage needed to earn that outstanding score on the essay section of the TOEFL. | 140 Ace the TOEFL Essay TWE Change DO to S. The class Bring down main verb-change to v3 The class taught Add auxiliary verb. If there is already an auxiliary verb we bring it down too before we add a new one. Aux. add v3 perfect form The classes were being added taught. Because the main verb was progressive the auxiliary verb we added must be progressive as well. Also we changed the auxiliary verb was from the active sentence to were in the passive sentence because the auxiliary verb must agree in number with the subject of the sentence. The subject classes is plural so the auxiliary must be plural. Change the subject of the active sentence to the object of the preposition by in the passive sentence. The classes were being taught by me. Exceptions It rained last night. No passive. It happened. No passive. Verbs as Adjectives We mentioned the grammatical and syntactic functions of a word and how the functions change when the positioning of a word changes in a sentence. Probably the most confusing case in regard to that is the use of the verb as an adjective. The third form of the verb the perfect form is 141 Syntax and Grammar quite commonly used as an adjective and it is seen in phrases and clauses in the attributive and postpositional slots. One must watch very closely in order to ensure that he does not have a passive sentence when he thinks he has a subject a verb and an adjective after the linking verb because the constructions are similar some exactly alike. If you have questions concerning the relationship and the similarity between the passive and the present grammar point refer back. Be assured that memorizing the verbs pays off especially the irregular verbs which is what we are primarily concerned with here. See appendix. The mixture is shaken. Shake shook shaken Usually we can determine if a third form is an adjective two ways First there is not an adverb in the structure. If the sentence read The mixture is shaken daily then shaken would be part of the
